You will never catch me pulling for OU over Texas in anything….though last night’s win in Norman didn’t leave me overly upset either. Texas, the class of the conference, showed it’s vulnerable, not in the fact that they lost, but in the way they lost. I really felt they packed it in the last few mins of the game…frustrating for the Texas diehard in our home.
This also sets the stage for the ESPN Gameday prognosticators – hoping this would resemble the memorable 2003 game. Should Kansas pick up eight of 9 heading into Austin – a once laughable statement now realistic given the perimeter play of late – the game in Austin will be for the conference championship. This is how I see it playing out:
- KU wins the games it should: Tech, @ Neb, Iowa St, mizzou, Baylor, CU, and @ k-state
- With enough momentum, picking up one of these two: OU, @ Okie St.
This would have been unheard of following the stumble in Columbia….but given KU has the best back court in the conference, the emergence of a budding superstar in Wright, and four average enough big guys to foul as necessary there remains a chance this could play out well for my beloved Hawks.
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